Scope and Contents The collection consists of sketches and (some with negatives and others photocopied with pictures of buildings) and survey notes (with related subdivision plat maps, blueprints, and correspondence) of Emory W. Tappan, a registered surveyor and civil engineer. Tappan's early association was with the firm Postiff and Tappan of Detroit, Michigan. Later, papers refer only to Emory W. Tappan, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Registered, 413 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan. Most of the...

Scope and Contents of the Papers The collection consists largely of survey field books, survey maps, and diaries of Roy James Robb. His diaries contain brief notes related to the surveys, which were done in Ingham, Clinton, Barry, Iosco, Mackinac, and other counties in Michigan. Also in the collection are nineteenth century survey papers and field books, which he purchased to use for reference. Among the papers of Ingham County Surveyors are surveys by Anson Jackson, the first County Surveyor (1838-1848),...